Trio rescued from ice in Somers treated for hypothermia

9:17 PM,
Mar. 4, 2013

Written by

James O?Rourke

Three men were being treated for hypothermia Monday after they found themselves stranded on thin ice, authorities said.

The men, who were said to be ice fishing on the Muscoot Reservoir near Plumbrook Road, were unable to return to shore about 3:20 p.m. and signaled to a passer-by to alert authorities, said state police Lt. Douglas Larkin.

A state police Special Operations Response Team, along with Somers police, Lewisboro police and the Somers, Yorktown and Goldens Bridge fire departments, responded and quickly worked to save the men, Larkin said. ...